The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-05

"If Won consult my wishes you will stay, II
only long enough to forgive me. But If L
have offended you unbnowiTss'.-, and you are
implacable-
Il can go tomorrow at sunrise if like
AS you will, returned Thatcher gravely.
~Gracias, Senior"
They walked slowly back TO the house,
Thatcher with a masculine sense of being I'M
reasonably afflicted, Carmen with woman's
instinct of being hopelessly crushed No
word was spoken until they reached the door.
Then Carmen suddenly, in her old. impulsive
way, and in a child-like treble, sang out
nIerrify: Good night, % Don Royal, and
pleasant dreams. Hasta manana-"
Thatcher stood dumb and astounded at this
capricious girl. She saw his mystification in
stantly 1T is for the Old cat!" she whis
pcre,l Jerking her thumb over her shoulder
In the direction OF the sleeping Mrs r.
~C;ood night-go"
He went to give orders for a peon tn at
tend the ladies and their equipage the next
dav. He awol,c to Cnd Miss De Haro gone,
with her escort. towards Monterey. And
without the PlOsl-i
He could not ,I.IceaI Lis surprise from the
latter lady s;iIc. Loft aloha not altogether
unavailable victim to the wile5 of our sex
was embarrassed But not so much that she
couh hot say to Thatcher: Il told you So
gone to hcr uncle > To tell him ALL
AL D-n it, what can she tell him.'
roarcd Thatcher, stunS ont Of his self-control-
~Nothiny. hop, hat She should not" said
Mrs. r., and chastity retired
She was right. Miss Carmen posted to
Monterey. running hey horse nearly Off its
leTrs to - L. and then sent back her beast
and escort, saying size would rcioin EIrs.
Plodgitt by steamer q - an Francisco. Then
she went boldly To to, law Office of Sapo-
naccous Wood. district attorney and whilom
solicitor of her uncle
With the majority of masculine ,Ionterey
Miss Carmen was known and respectfully adj
miretI despite the infelix reputation of her
kinsman. Cir. Wood was glad to SEE her. ami
awkwar,ily gallant Miss Carmen was cool
| and busincSi-lilie; she had come from her
uncle to al1..ar,i" the papers in the ped Rock
Rancho" cas- They were instantly produced
Carmen turned to the application for tho
grant. Her cheel. palel slightly. With her
clear memory and wonderful fidelity of per-
ception she could not lie mistaken, The sig
nature of Micheltorcna was in her own hand
writing,
Yet she loo,-ed up to the lawyer with a
smile: May | take these papers for an hour
to my unc.,.-
Even an Older and better man than the dis
trict attorney could not have resisted those
dropping lids and that gentle voice
Certainly"
Il will return them in an hour
She was good as her word. AMI within
the hour dropped the papers and little cour
tesy to her uncle's legal advocate, and that
night took the steamer to san Francisco.
The next morning Victor Garcia, a little tn.
worse for the previous nights dissipation
reeled into Woors Office. Il have fears fol
my niece Carmen She Is with the enemy
he said thiclly- -Look You at this"
IL was an anonymous letter tin Yrs. Piolg
tits own awkward fist, advising him of tn
fact that his niece was bought by the enemy
and cautioninS him against her.
-Impossihle." said the lawyer; lit was onl,
| last week she sent thee $50
Victor blushed, even through his ensan
| guined cheeks, and made an impatient gestur
with his hand
Besides added the lawyer -coolly, -she ha
| been here to examine the papers at thy NJ
quest, and returned them Of yesterday